After forty years, the reign of King David ended with his death. Although he was one of Israel’s greatest kings, he was not perfect. He had an affair with a married woman named Bathsheba, and had her husband killed to cover up the affair and a resulting pregnancy. Solomon, the second son of David and Bathsheba, became David’s successor and the continuation of the lineage of Christ Jesus. Solomon began his reign with a promising act, asking the God of his father David to give him great wisdom.